Rutpela maculata
Description
This is a large but well-marked longhorn beetle with a variable pattern of black and yellow markings.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Usually found along hedgerows and woodland margins where the adults are most often seen on Hawthorn or umbel flowers.
When to see it
May until August.
Life History
The larvae live in rotten wood and emerge into adults in May.
UK Status
Common and widespread in England and Wales, much less common further north.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 65 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
Mark SkevingtonKetton Quarry06 July 2013
AJ CannCloud Wood17 July 2016
David NichollsBradgate Park20 June 2010
David NichollsRatby19 June 2014
David NichollsCloud Wood07 July 2012
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood15 June 2007 M69 Island Sapcote SP 4635 9382 (taken 1.7.2009).JPG)
Graham CalowM69 Island, Sapcote01 July 2009
Mike HiggottCounty Hall24 June 2015
 M69 Island Sapcote SP 4635 9382 (taken 1.7.2009).JPG)
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Kate NightingaleUlverscroft27 July 2015
David NichollsCloud Wood24 June 2011
David NichollsNew Lount09 June 2011
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood14 June 2008
David NichollsNew Lount09 June 2011
David NichollsNew Lount09 June 2011
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood05 July 2012
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood23 June 2007
David NichollsRatby24 June 2012
